putrefaction vs rotting

putrefaction and rotting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
putrefaction	Yes	No	No	No
rotting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, putrefaction and rotting are synonyms defined as:

putrefaction and rotting: (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

Other synonyms of putrefaction include breakdown, decomposition, rot.

putrefaction (noun)	rotting (noun)
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor